Photo by Adrien Vajas on Unsplash For 75 years Porsche has been building “dream” cars and a Brussels museum is set to pay homage to the famous brand with a new exhibition Following up the exhibitions ‘Porsche – Electric to Electric’ in 2013 and ‘Porsche 356 – 70 Years’, Autoworld will host a new and unprecedented collection of exclusive Porsches from December 8 to February…
Bear Grylls is a famous British adventurer who is well known for his daring and often highly dangerous escapades. His survival mantra is “if it can keep you alive, eat it” and he has eaten deer droppings, yak’s eyeballs, goat testicles and giant larva worms. But it is less well known that his big “fear” is….Brussels sprouts….
Photo by Lisanto 李奕良 on Unsplash Taiwan’s foreign minister says the island is gearing up for what he calls a “real threat” from China. Joseph Wu also said that “lessons could be learned” by both Taiwan and China from the still unfolding Ukraine conflict. Speaking from Taipei, Wu said, “It is hard for most to understand the decision…
For some, East Anglia in England a bit ‘out of the way’ or “that bit sticking out above London” Without a motorway, the region’s relative “isolation” from major cities becomes apparent when you’re trying to travel to and from the county. The region comprises two counties, Suffolk and Norfolk, and is home to the UK’s most easterly…
Photo by TE LUN OU YANG on Unsplash Taiwan has urged the international community, including the EU, to do more to support its long running efforts to taking part in global organisations. It says this would allow it to more fully contribute to a whole raft of endeavours, from fighting cross border crime to climate change. The appeal…
Photo by Thierry Lemaitre on Unsplash The battle of the golden spurs, the birth of Brueghel, the entry of women into university, the invention of the praline and the independence of the Congo. Question: do you know when these key dates in the history of Belgium happened? You could of course add to this list countless other times…
Photo by Travel With on Unsplash The end of each year serves as a poignant reminder of the Soviet Union’s dissolution in 1991. Over the past three decades, many post-Soviet countries have shed their Soviet legacies to emerge as modern and progressive states. A case in point is Kazakhstan, Central Asia’s largest nation. As the country prepares to…
The pleasant Belgian commune of Linkebeek was once home to countless cafes and coaching inns. That was at the start of the 20th century and, nowadays, few of these are left. Happily, one does remain and is proving as big a hit as ever. It is called La Laiterie and a potted history of both…
It may be totally unfamiliar to most of us but Peruvian cuisine is experiencing something of a boom right now. Food critics, famous chefs and food magazines are currently flagging up the quality and diversity of food in Peru. This was recently underlined by Tripadvisor which named gastronomic tours of Peru as one of the…
Photo by Tim L. Productions on Unsplash Discover the entire range of Bordeaux wines . . . at a single wine bar. That is the enticing prospect offered to wine lovers in Belgium at this year’s Eat Festival. The annual event will take place later this month for the third consecutive year at Brussels’ Tour & Taxis and, once again, Bordeaux wines are heavily involved. A…
